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Coming July 10...
WORLD PREMIERE
RED MOON Rising
in the East
by Dwayne Yancey
Do you know the man in the picture?
Do you know that he changed your life - and the lives of every American in the 20th Century?
His name is Sergei Korolev and you'll meet him in this extraordinary new play by Virginia playwright Dwayne Yancey, in this one man tour-de-force about Korolev, the father of the Russian Space program. It's a masterful blending of science, history, politics and humanity, witty and intelligent.
featuring Bill Armstrong
July 10 - 25
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If you missed our last MainStage production, Hearts Full of Tears, here's what the public & critics had to say....
"One of the best ensemble casts you'll find. The subject matter is heavy but professionally refined through some memorable characterizations....Don't miss this play. It's an important work and too few theatres dare to attempt drama like this. Fewer will succeed as well as 40th Street has."
Brian Kerwin, Your757.com
"This production....is one of 40th Street Stage's best in terms of technical values and acting..."Hearts Full of Tears" has earth-shatteringly sensitive moments....an extremely important play...The daring of 40th Street Stage in providing a home for such work greatly enhances the local theatre scene."
Mal Vincent, The Virginian Pilot
"This theatre is a real gem"
Patron, June 14 performance
"Gut wrenchingly memorable, compellingly performed....A thing of beauty"
Montague Gammon III, Veer Magazine
Read the entire Veer review at www.veermag.com
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NOW PLAYING on the FamilyStage...
Family Theatre Shows
Every Saturday Morning at 11 am
This Saturday, July 4:
NO SHOW....Enjoy your Holiday!
Saturday, July 11:
Of Jesters & Dragons
In this epic fantasy adventure, a group of unlikely heroes sets out to Save the World! But they're going to need your help, because the choices you make will change the story each week...
Some Monsters, loud noises and scary elements - Best for Ages 5 and up
All FamilyStage Shows last about one hour
All Tickets just
$5.00
Curtain up PROMPTLY at 11 am,
Every Saturday
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WHOLE BODY ACTING/
CLASSES for kids - Please go to the CTHR page for more info -
Brighton, Carmen & Noah - three of our current students
AND
A new Workshop for Adults........
Improvisation: Making it work
meets Wednesdays, 7 pm
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The 40th Street Stage
Our Mission....
We have a three fold Misson:
1 - To provide an artistic home for the professionals who make Hampton Roads their home, and who desire passionately to challenge themselves and their community by creating significant work
2- To provide an affordable venue for emerging artists in our community to take risks, and produce and present their works
3 - We nuture, support and present the work of theatre artists dedicated to creating live, original, quality programming for Children and Families.
Our Manifesto....
It's a privilege to be here, where people can pursue their dreams.
The Art matters. Even when it doesn't look like Art.
What we do here is important, so we take the work seriously. We just try not to take ourselves too seriously.
We're professionals, even though we're not making a living here. We make every effort to be more than competent. Doesn't mean we can't have fun doing it.
We cherish our patrons and members. We honor your effort to come out and play with us.
We try to play well and be nice to each other; we try.
We're green. We recycle. We don't do Styrofoam. And everybody cleans up, no matter what your title is.
Everybody pitches in, everybody sells ad, brings in members and promotes our theatre every chance we get....
Because the reality is, we got to pay the rent...but mostly,
Because ART matters.
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None scheduled at this time - but please, keep watching this space for our upcoming Fall shows...
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presents....
on the First Saturday of Every Month....
  
Bucket of Monkeys!
This troupe of talented young adult performers makes it up as they go...with lots of help from the audience, of course. It's Improv Storytelling - Fast, funny and Loud (Your kid will love it, trust us) The Monkeys believe that all it takes is a little Imagination, to create an amazing adventure... Each show starts with a Theme - where it goes from there, nobody knows!
Come dressed up to play along with the Monkeys!
(Watch this space for this month's Theme... )
July: NO SHOW! (It's a Holiday - enjoy!)
Part of the Children's Theatre of Hampton Roads
FamilyStage Series
All shows at 11 am, Saturday mornings - All tickets just $5.00 |
The Children's Theatre of
Hampton Roads
Summer 2009 Schedule:
Sat, June 27........Of Jesters & Dragons
Sat, July 4...........NO Show! It's a holiday!
Sat, July 11........Of Jesters & Dragons
Sat, July 18.....Of Jesters & Dragons
Sat, July 25....... Waterman Series: Lighthouse Keeper
Sat, Aug 1.........Bucket of Monkeys
Sat, Aug 8.........Of Jesters & Dragons
Sat, Aug 15.........Good Evening, Mr. Twain
Sat, Aug 22..........Of Jesters & Dragons
Sat, Aug 29..........Waterman Series: Lighthouse Keeper
All shows on Saturday mornings at 11 am...
All tickets just $5.00...
All shows last approximately one hour...
All shows are family friendly - Share these classic & original stories with the people you love.
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RipTide Radio
is a live radio variety program,featuring
- Music
-Storytelling
- Special Guests
- Original Sketch Comedy
- Drama
All celebrating our wonderful Maritime heritage and the Chesapeake Bay!
Currently in development for national syndication..
Watch this space for updates......
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THE 100:
100 people who believe in what we do
100 people who willing to help us do what we do
100 people, each of whom have pledged $10.00 a month to pay the rent
100 people who keep the doors open.
Are you one?
1.....L. Taylor Hall
2....Craig T. Adams
3...Scott Quirk
4....C. J. Vogt
5....Bill Armstrong
6....Otis Scott
7....T. L. Hardin
8...Sam Hakim
9....Dennis McMurran
10....Tara Scott
11...Bill Maxwell
Write to:
my40thstreetstage@yahoo.com
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Please send your complete mailing address to:
my40thstreetstage@yahoo.com
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Summer Camp: 2009
Three, two week sessions of either Half, or Full Day Theatre camps
featuring Skill work in Acting, Movement, Mask, Stage Combat, Improvisation, Acting for Film, Circus & Clowning and Musical Theatre
Each session will culminate in a peformance for Family, friends & public
Each session will also cover a comprehensive course in Stage Makeup
Each Full Day student will also cover the fundamentals of Stagecraft: Properties, Scenery, Lighting and Costumes
(Session One: June 15 through June 26)
(Session Two: July 6 - 17)
NOTE: SESSIONS ONE & TWO are closed
- we are no longer accepting applications for the June Session
Still Open:
Session Three: August 3 through 14
Half day students, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm; Full day - 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Write to: Camp director at my40thstreetstage@yahoo.com for an application
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